Four-star WR Jaime Ffrench commits to Texas over Miami - ESPN

Texas and Miami battled to the finish before four-star wide receiver Jaime Ffrench, No. 17 in the 2025 ESPN 300, committed to Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns on Friday morning during a pep rally at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida.

Ffrench is the second-ranked wide receiver in the 2025 class and No. 3 player in the state of Florida in this cycle. A former Alabama commit, Ffrench entered Friday with finalists Texas, Miami, LSU and Tennessee following visits to each school in the spring. The skilled playmaker is now the second-ranked member of the Longhorns' rising 2025 class, which sits at No. 17 in ESPN's latest team rankings for the current cycle.

Ffrench told ESPN that a tight recruitment ultimately came down to Texas and Miami in recent days. The Hurricanes fought into the final hours of the process, pitching a Power 4 experience closer to home, before Ffrench decided on the Longhorns, swayed by Texas' recent success in the 2025 class, the program's development track at wide receiver and a strong relationship with wide receivers coach Chris Jackson.

«The people and the coaching staff — they show you why they want you,» Ffrench said. «And what they've built as a class is really appealing.»

Ffrench's commitment continues a monumental month for Texas on the recruiting trail.

He follows four-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett (No. 23 in the ESPN 300) and five-star defender Jonah Williams (No. 8) as the third top-30 prospect to pick the Longhorns since Aug. 7. Ffrench is now the top offensive pledge in a Texas class that includes Lockett, quarterback K.J. Lacey (No. 110), tight end Nick Townsend (No. 196) and running backs James Simon (No. 287) and Rickey Stewart (No. 295). The Longhorns now have 11 ESPN 300